At their best: Cote Rotie wines are haunting, elegant & complex with excellent ageing potential.
The ‘Roasted Slope’ is the most northerly of Northern Rhone appellations & as the name suggests the vineyards lay on steep south-facing slopes.
There are actually two main slopes, Cote Brunes; the darker Brunes soils consisting of rich clay and iron, producing firm and robust wine & Cote Blondes: Limestone & slate soils here producing a more elegant style of wine. Wine can be made from one of or both of these slopes.
